Marie Anne Blondin

Blessed

Marie Anne Blondin

SSA
The Blessed Marie-Anne in 1888
Religious and Foundress
BornEsther Blondin
(1809-04-18)18 April 1809
Terrebonne, Lower Canada, British Empire
Died2 January 1890(1890-01-02) (aged 80)
Lachine, Quebec, Canada
Venerated inCatholic Church
(Canada and the Sisters of Saint Anne)
BeatifiedApril 29, 2001, Saint Peter's Square, Vatican City by Pope John Paul II
Feast2 January
AttributesReligious habit
PatronageSisters of Saint Anne

Marie Anne Blondin, SSA (18 April 1809 – 2 January 1890) was a Canadian Catholic teacher who founded the Sisters of Saint Anne in 1850 and dedicated herself to educating the rural population of the Province of Canada. She was beatified in 2001 by Pope John Paul II.